Watch the video: scuffles and provocations – Cologne district court sentences pro-Russian activist.
Wrangling and arguments on Tuesday in the Cologne district court. There, the pro-Russian activist Elena Kolbasnikova had to answer. It was about allegations that she had approved of crimes in her statements. Court spokeswoman Andrea Fuchs after the verdict: “The court also found that the accused publicly and deliberately approved of this predicate offense through her interview. It finally confirmed the suitability of the approving statements for the destruction of public peace. As a result, the court found that that this action is also to be regarded as punishable in the light of freedom of expression and Article 5 of the Basic Law. In this respect, it considered a fine of 30 daily rates of €30 to be appropriate. who requested this interview.” Kolbasnikova was accused of having given an interview to BILD TV during a pro-Russian demonstration in May 2022, in which she approved of Russia’s war of aggression. There she claimed: “Russia is not an aggressor. Russia is currently helping to end the war in Ukraine”. In doing so, she approved of a crime at a gathering in a manner that could disrupt public peace, the district court said in a press release before the trial. Your defense pleaded for acquittal and wants to go to the last instance. She herself is absolutely convinced of her innocence: “We object. Definitely. We do not agree. And, as I said, we continue.” Born in Ukraine, she is a pro-Russian activist. Among other things, she is regarded as the organizer of the so-called “Russian parades”.